The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-22
A Little Talk with tho Moon.

Hartford Tina. March 8.
II 10 singular why people who are uau.
ally kind and sensible should become
angry at honest differences Of opinion
when under mutual discueslon. Emerson
once said that BIO "never allowed himself
10 enter into a controversy with anybody"
But Emerson, unlike ordinary people,
could rest aerenoly on this intention, hay.
ing m outlet for his ideas in his books,
behind which he could fire his orthodox
bullets, hitting an orthodox, unretaliating
world that seldom came In personal con.
tact with him.
And II all persons made up their minds
never to argue, society would come 10 a
standstill.
In meeting with violent oppoeltion;my.
cell, ! always wish to think Of the moon
or rather one particular conversation It
once held with me, though | am sure to
forget II when excited and angry, which
Is a Borrow aud modification afterward
Bince 1t took go much trouble to teach me
better. 1t happened In this way. 1
never know much about the laws OF as.
tronomy gravitation, and attraction, but
gazing idly at an unusually Luminous
moon one summer evening, Il suddenly
flashed a double flood Of light through my
consciousness, and In q moot soeiabie, con.
idential and unexpected way said: "You
see l am held here in space in spite Of
myself, by opposite forces pulling both
ways NJ once"
lis that the reason you don't fall
down." | exclaimed in delighted aston.
ishmcnt. ~ have often wondered why
you didn't, especially in the arms OF your
faithful lover, the aea."
YES" reflected the moon, "the eea
possesses q mysterious attraction for ME
and yet there are higher powers that draw
mo away and keep ME Bstely balanced be.
tween them all, where, unless some oil
them give way, which is Improbable, l am
likely to remain here for aome time 10
come to make your funny little world as
pleaGant 30 ! possibly can"
This was quite q long speech for the
moon, and after fully recovering from its
effects l timidly ventuIed, II long to gee
your other side. l know you have another
one, because l have seen just the very be.
ginning Of IL through q big telescope in
Washington"
lIut, Euu / uANe olteu uOElCeu tlht
telescope and many others pointed at
mo" she proudly laughed, mischievous.
ly adding: "They don't know me yet. l
have another side and'-but as il recall.
ed TO a sense OF her dignity and mystery
she drew q tleecy veil Of silyery cloud
over her brilliant, mockieg lace and shut
out all further revelations.
But she had given me a needful !cason
Tor which l was truly grateful. Alter
ward | went to somebody who knew, and
ho said it was really 80; that the moon
had not told me falsely Of the sublime
way in which she holds her place in the
heavens.
It's the came with human beings. Their
different opinions are the worlds great
spiritual forces, pulling in extreme and
opposite directions to keep it moving sale
ly balanced and freA from the s~taguation
that would end it il everybody thought
alike. This is not saying that people can.
not change their opinions. As that is con.
stantly happening in as many different
directions. it keeps the balance even in
the spiral circles Of progressive thought
evolution. And as the moon repeats every
time she sheds her light upon this partly
enlightened little planet. "Wha. is the
use OF getting angry q. the wise and nat
ural law that keeps u where VIC all be-
loHg?"